Gainfully Employed!

Our guest speaker, Pastor David, shared a thought regarding Genesis 12:1-5 that I’d like us to consider for today:

God saw that Abram had potential. But God moves us beyond just having potential. He wants us to go out and do what He has equipped us to do. It is why He sent us the Paraclete.

Pastor David pointed out the fact that God had options. God could have chosen one of Abram’s siblings. He could have bypassed Abram’s entire clan and chosen some other person or household to carry His agenda. But, God chose Abram, and Abram chose to obey the call. Guess what? God still has options.

God has chosen us. And, like Abram, we have a choice. We can choose to obey, trusting God, or we can choose to do nothing concerning His call on our lives.

God wants us to do something. The curse of the church universal is the practice of maintaining a community and culture of enthusiastic spectators. What was the appeal of Christ? “Pray the Lord of the harvest, that He might send workers.” (see  Luke 10:2)  There is a particular condemnation reserved for the soul who, in the face of being supplied and equipped by God to work, subverts His work by doing nothing (as noted in the parable of the talents).

What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and be filled,” and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that? (James 2:14-16)

Lord, hear us as we worship You… see us as we obey You... help us as we work for You.